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Living in Zaragoza

The population of Zaragoza, in Spain, was 693,091 at the start of 2025. Gigabit broadband availability was 98.6% in 2025. For Zaragoza, annual PM2.5 was 10 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Pricier rent than 82% of Spanish cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 89% of Spanish cities that publish it and dirtier air than 66% of Spanish cities that publish it.

Which Spain-wide rules apply when you move to Zaragoza?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in SpainNational rates and thresholds that apply in Zaragoza.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

A city-level estimate placed average net cold rent at €7.7 per m² per month in 2024.

How much does it cost to rent in Zaragoza?

Average net cold rent is 7.7 EUR/m² per month (2024), excluding heating and operating charges.

Published average over existing tenancies; a specific flat can sit either side of it. Asking-rent series, where present, are separate rows in the table.

  • Average net rent (nettokalt): 7.7 EUR/m²/month · SERPAVI 2026 — Tabla 2, Zaragoza19

City-level rent is published below; no city-level cost-of-living basket is published for Zaragoza yet.

Net rent across major citiesZaragoza highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Zaragoza highlighted€14.00Madrid€13.70Barcelona€11.50Bilbao€9.80Palma€9.60Málaga€9.20Sevilla€8.20Valencia€7.70Zaragoza€7.30Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las€7.10Alacant/Alicante€6.60Córdoba€5.80Murcianet rent, € / m² / month
MetricValuePeriodSource
Dwellings338,961 dwellings31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain12Official
G05 Main Residential Dwellings280,056 dwellings31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain12Official
G05 Secondary Seasonal Vacant Dwellings58,908 dwellings31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain12Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)7.7 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.1031 Dec 2024SERPAVI 2026 — Tabla 2, Zaragoza19Official

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 462 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 7.7 EUR/m² per month, before heating and operating charges.

Heating, water and operating charges come on top, and a specific flat can sit either side of an average.

Source period: 2024

Work and income

The unemployment rate was 7.48% in 2024.

What is the unemployment rate in Zaragoza?

The unemployment rate is about 7.5 % (2024).

  • Unemployment rate: 7.48 % · INE Urban Indicators — unemployment rate by city7
Unemployment across cities in SpainUnemployment in Zaragoza is 7.5%. Of 1,361 cities with data, 844 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.
unemployment rate, % · measured cities in Spain per band844 cities: 0% to under 5%8440–5437 cities: 5% to under 10%4375–10Zaragoza 7.5%44 cities: 10% to under 15%4410–1523 cities: 15% to under 20%2315–209 cities: 20% to under 25%920–254 cities: 25% to under 30%425–30

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Gigabit broadband availability98.61 %30 Jun 2025SETELECO Cobertura Banda Ancha España 2021-202520Official
People in employment282,003 people31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain12Official
Median gross salary (regional)2,078 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)8Official · regional context
Unemployment rate7.48 %country median 4.4%31 Dec 2024INE Urban Indicators — unemployment rate by city7Official
Unemployment rate over time10 published observations, 2015–2024
Unemployment rate in Zaragoza by year, %6.7%10.5%14.2%18.0%201520172019202120247.5%%

Unemployment rate fell 56.6% between 2015 and 2024, from 17.2% to 7.5%.

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Zaragoza. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

Servicio Público de Empleo Estatal — Public employment service

Servicio Público de Empleo Estatal (SEPE)

Job SearchUnemployment ClaimTraining
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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Zaragoza. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Hospital Beds Per 100k544.4 beds per 100,00031 Dec 2025Ministerio de Sanidad – Catálogo Nacional de Hospitales 202513Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Zaragoza under the national coverage rules.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Hospital Beds Per 100k544.4 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is Zaragoza?

Police recorded about 4,151 incidents per 100,000 (2024). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: MIR 2024 Q4 exact III. TOTAL INFRACCIONES PENALES, enero-diciembre 2024; INE 29005 denominator.14

Recorded crime across major citiesZaragoza highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Zaragoza highlighted5,338Orihuela5,289Murcia5,095Córdoba4,916Vitoria-Gasteiz4,578Cartagena4,104Castelló de la Plana/Castellón de la Plana4,023Ciudad Real3,831Molina de Segura3,706Lorca3,690Logroño3,628Burgos2,712Vila-realrecorded incidents per 100k residents
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents4,151 incidents per 100,000country median 4,27631 Dec 2024MIR 2024 Q4 exact III. TOTAL INFRACCIONES PENALES, enero-diciembre 2024; INE 29005 denominator.14Official

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport8 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat17Official
Nearest airportZAZ13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv18Official
Distance to nearest airport13.3 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv18Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Zaragoza. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Escuelas Oficiales de Idiomas — public language education network — State Language Course

Ministry of Education, Vocational Training and Sports / autonomous education authorities

For adult language learners, residents.

In Person, Online, Hybridvaries
Open official information
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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Zaragoza.

Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperatures were 7°C in January and 25.7°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 23.7 mm in January and 16.5 mm in July.

Is the air quality good in Zaragoza?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 10 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: MITECO Evaluación de la calidad del aire en España 2024 — Table 16 PM2.515

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Zaragoza average monthly daytime high and night-time low temperature, °C0°10°20°30°40°JFMAMJJASOND33°3°Daytime highNight-time low
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Zaragoza average monthly precipitation, mm015304560242028404029171827343419JFMAMJJASONDmm
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
Zaragoza average monthly sunshine, hours05101520567891112119754JFMAMJJASONDhours
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Zaragoza annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit52510.0PM2.5154021.0PM10104017.0NO₂µg/m³

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in SpainAnnual PM2.5 in Zaragoza is 10.0 µg/m³. Of 269 cities with data, 57 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.
annual PM2.5, µg/m³ · measured cities in Spain per band1 city: 3 µg/m³ to under 4 µg/m³13–46 cities: 4 µg/m³ to under 5 µg/m³64–512 cities: 5 µg/m³ to under 6 µg/m³125–628 cities: 6 µg/m³ to under 7 µg/m³286–733 cities: 7 µg/m³ to under 8 µg/m³337–857 cities: 8 µg/m³ to under 9 µg/m³578–941 cities: 9 µg/m³ to under 10 µg/m³419–1035 cities: 10 µg/m³ to under 11 µg/m³3510–11Zaragoza 10.030 cities: 11 µg/m³ to under 12 µg/m³3011–1214 cities: 12 µg/m³ to under 13 µg/m³1412–134 cities: 13 µg/m³ to under 14 µg/m³413–146 cities: 14 µg/m³ to under 15 µg/m³614–151 city: 16 µg/m³ to under 17 µg/m³116–171 city: 19 µg/m³ to under 20 µg/m³119–20

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
NO₂ — annual mean17 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — ES NO2 annual mean 2024 (station CENTRO)2Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean21 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — ES PM10 annual mean 2024 (station RENOVALES)3Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean10 µg/m³country median 8.731 Dec 2024MITECO Evaluación de la calidad del aire en España 2024 — Table 16 PM2.515Official
Average daytime high by monthJan 11 · Feb 13.4 · Mar 17.5 · Apr 20.4 · May 24.9 · Jun 30 · Jul 32.8 · Aug 32.4 · Sep 27.4 · Oct 21.8 · Nov 15 · Dec 11.1 °C31 Dec 2020AEMET climate normal — mean monthly maximum air temperature, ZARAGOZA, AEROPUERTO, 1991-20201Official
Average night-time low by monthJan 2.9 · Feb 3.5 · Mar 6 · Apr 8.5 · May 12.3 · Jun 16.2 · Jul 18.6 · Aug 18.8 · Sep 15.4 · Oct 11.3 · Nov 6.5 · Dec 3.3 °C31 Dec 2020AEMET climate normal — mean monthly minimum air temperature, ZARAGOZA, AEROPUERTO, 1991-20201Official
Average temperature by monthJan 7 · Feb 8.5 · Mar 11.8 · Apr 14.4 · May 18.6 · Jun 23.1 · Jul 25.7 · Aug 25.6 · Sep 21.4 · Oct 16.6 · Nov 10.8 · Dec 7.2 °C31 Dec 2020AEMET climate normal — mean monthly air temperature, ZARAGOZA, AEROPUERTO, 1991-20201Official
Average precipitation by monthJan 23.7 · Feb 19.8 · Mar 28 · Apr 40 · May 40.2 · Jun 28.5 · Jul 16.5 · Aug 17.8 · Sep 27.3 · Oct 34 · Nov 34 · Dec 19.1 mm31 Dec 2020AEMET climate normal — mean monthly total precipitation, ZARAGOZA, AEROPUERTO, 1991-20201Official
Average sunshine by monthJan 4.6 · Feb 6.4 · Mar 7.3 · Apr 8.2 · May 9.4 · Jun 10.8 · Jul 11.7 · Aug 10.6 · Sep 8.6 · Oct 6.6 · Nov 5.2 · Dec 4.2 hours31 Dec 2020AEMET climate normal — mean monthly sunshine duration, ZARAGOZA, AEROPUERTO, 1991-20201Official

Cities of a similar size in Spain

Closest published populations, for a like-for-like comparison.

All Spain cities
Sevilla689,423 residentsMálaga599,063 residentsValencia840,792 residentsMurcia479,405 residentsPalma434,786 residentsPalmas de Gran Canaria, Las381,868 residents

Population and city profile

How many people live in Zaragoza?

The published population was 693,091 people in January 2025. Source: Zaragoza - official stats21

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Zaragoza residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport86.3%Foreign residents13.7%

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Cars per 1,000 residents365.5 cars per 1000 people31 Dec 2024Eurostat4Official
City area973.9 km²31 Dec 2024Eurostat GISCO, European Commission6Official
Foreign-resident share13.7 %31 Dec 2024Eurostat5Official
Foreign residents94,692 people1 Jan 2024Official INE municipal population by country of nationality; foreign total derived as Total nationality minus España.16Official
Population density709.6 people/km²31 Dec 2024Eurostat GISCO / Eurostat Urban Audit6Official
Population Female356,243 people31 Dec 2023Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)9Official
Population Male326,270 people31 Dec 2023Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)9Official
Population693,091 people1 Jan 2025Zaragoza - official stats21Official
Population over time35 published observations, 1990–2025
Population in Zaragoza by year, residents584,654623,477662,300701,123199019962005201120192025693,091residents

Population rose 16.9% between 1990 and 2025, from 592,686 to 693,091.

Foreign residents over time10 published observations, 2015–2024
Foreign residents in Zaragoza by year, residents59,61172,17184,73197,2912015201720192021202494,692residents

Foreign residents rose 40.7% between 2015 and 2024, from 67,301 to 94,692.

International community in Zaragoza

Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.

Country of birth

Population resident in Spain; both sexes; official INE Census 2021 municipal table · 2021 Census

Published groupPeopleShare
TOTAL681,430100.0%
Spain574,17784.3%
South America32,1614.7%
European Union (without Spain)23,0163.4%
Africa21,6073.2%
Central America and Caribbean18,1692.7%
Asia6,9561.0%
Rent of Europe3,9050.6%
North America1,3580.2%
Oceania810.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source10

Citizenship

Population resident in Spain; both sexes; official INE Census 2021 municipal table · 2021 Census

Published groupPeopleShare
TOTAL681,430100.0%
Spanish597,43987.7%
European Union (without Spain)24,3583.6%
Africa19,9432.9%
South America15,0902.2%
Central America and Caribbean13,5932.0%
Asia7,3291.1%
Rent of Europe2,7650.4%
North America8280.1%
Statelens520.0%
Oceania330.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source11

Is Zaragoza a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker60%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 52–68%
Skilled employee63%strong on work, weak on education · range 55–71%
Student63%strong on cost, weak on education · range 54–72%
Family57%strong on safety, weak on education · range 49–65%
Retirement54%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 45–63%
Foreign residents94,692 people1 Jan 2024Official source · Official INE municipal population by country of nationality; foreign total derived as Total nationality minus España.
Population693,091 people1 Jan 2025Official source · Zaragoza - official stats
Average net rent (nettokalt)7.7 EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2024Official source · SERPAVI 2026 — Tabla 2, Zaragoza
Dwellings338,961 dwellings31 Dec 2021Official source · Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain
Gigabit broadband availability98.61 %30 Jun 2025Official source · SETELECO Cobertura Banda Ancha España 2021-2025
People in employment282,003 people31 Dec 2021Official source · Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain
Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-08-07

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Households280,053 households31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain12Official
Labour Supply Count325,431 people31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain12Official

Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Zaragoza?

The published population was 693,091 people in January 2025. Source: Zaragoza - official stats.

How much does it cost to rent in Zaragoza?

Average net cold rent is 7.7 EUR/m² per month (2024), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 539 EUR a month before utilities. Source: SERPAVI 2026 — Tabla 2, Zaragoza.

Is the air quality good in Zaragoza?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 10 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: MITECO Evaluación de la calidad del aire en España 2024 — Table 16 PM2.5.

How safe is Zaragoza?

Police recorded about 4,151 incidents per 100,000 (2024). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: MIR 2024 Q4 exact III. TOTAL INFRACCIONES PENALES, enero-diciembre 2024; INE 29005 denominator..

What is the unemployment rate in Zaragoza?

The unemployment rate is about 7.5 % (2024). Source: INE Urban Indicators — unemployment rate by city.

What is the typical salary around Zaragoza?

The median gross salary is 2,078 EUR/month. Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE).

Is Zaragoza a good place to live?

Zaragoza may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

How many people born in Africa live in Zaragoza?

The official country of birth distribution records 21,607 people (3.2%) in the source-defined population for 2021 Census. This is a country of birth measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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